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Electoral district of Hawthorn

Coordinates: 37°50′S 145°03′E / 37.833°S 145.050°E / -37.833; 145.050
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For the Queensland electorate, see Electoral district of Hawthorne.

Hawthorn
Victoria—Legislative Assembly
Location of Hawthorn (dark green) in Greater Melbourne
StateVictoria
Created1889
MPJohn Pesutto
PartyLiberal
NamesakeHawthorn
Electors44,828 (2018)
Area21 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
DemographicInner metropolitan
Coordinates37°50′S 145°03′E / 37.833°S 145.050°E / -37.833; 145.050
Electorates around Hawthorn:
Richmond Kew Box Hill
Richmond Hawthorn Box Hill
Malvern Ashwood Ashwood

Hawthorn is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was first proclaimed in 1888, taking effect at the 1899 election.[1]

The seat is located in eastern Melbourne and is centred on the suburbs of Hawthorn and Hawthorn East. It also includes Camberwell and parts of Canterbury, Glen Iris, and Surrey Hills.

History

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Hawthorn has usually been a safe seat for the Liberal Party and its predecessors, having been held by a number of leaders and senior ministers. In the 1960s, the seat of Hawthorn included parts of working class Richmond, making it less secure for the Liberals than in recent decades.

With the exception of two occasions when Liberal MPs defected and sat as independents, it has only been held by non-Liberal MPs three times in its history: independent Leslie Hollins from 1940 to 1945, Labor-turned-Labor (Anti-Communist) MP Charles Murphy from 1952 to 1955, and Labor MP John Kennedy in 2018.

Kennedy's victory over Liberal MP John Pesutto at the 2018 state election was considered a shock, with Guardian Australia saying he had "little chance" going into the election.[2] Pesutto was a panelist on ABC on election night when he was told on live television that he had lost his seat.[3]

Pesutto re-contested Hawthorn at the 2022 state election, defeating Kennedy and teal independent candidate Melissa Lowe.[4] He is the current member, as well as the leader of the Victorian Liberal Party.[5]

Notable former members for Hawthorn include former premiers Sir William McPherson and Ted Baillieu, as well as Walter Jona, a minister in the Hamer government.

Members for Hawthorn

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Image Member Party Term Notes
  Charles Taylor Liberal 1 April 1889 –
1 September 1894
  Robert Murray Smith Conservative 1 October 1894 –
1 October 1900
  Robert Barbour Liberal 1 November 1900 –
1901
  Ministerialist 1901 –
1 September 1902
  George Swinburne Ministerialist 1 October 1902 –
1907
  Independent 1907 –
1911
  Liberal 1911 –
31 July 1913
  William Murray McPherson Liberal 1 September 1913 –
1916 		Premier of Victoria from 1928–1929
  Economy 1916 –
1917
  Nationalist 1917 –
1 August 1930
  John Gray Nationalist 27 September 1930 –
1931
  United Australia 1931 –
6 May 1939
  Les Tyack United Australia 10 June 1939 –
16 March 1940 		Won by-election
  Leslie Hollins Independent 16 March 1940 –
10 November 1945
  Fred Edmunds Liberal 16 March 1940 –
February 1950
  Independent February 1950 –
12 May 1950
  Les Tyack Liberal 12 May 1950 –
6 December 1952
  Charles Murphy Labor 6 December 1952 –
March 1955
  Labor (Anti-Communist) March 1955 –
27 May 1955
  Jim Manson Liberal 27 May 1955 –
31 May 1958
  Peter Garrisson Liberal 31 May 1958 –
1963
  Independent 1963 –
27 June 1964
  Walter Jona Liberal 27 June 1964 –
2 March 1985
  Phil Gude Liberal 2 March 1985 –
18 September 1999 		Deputy Liberal leader from 1991–1999
  Ted Baillieu Liberal 18 September 1999 –
29 November 2014 		Premier of Victoria from 2010–2013
  John Pesutto Liberal 29 November 2014 –
24 November 2018 		Lost seat
  John Kennedy Labor 24 November 2018 –
26 November 2022 		Lost seat
  John Pesutto Liberal 26 November 2022 –
present 		Leader of the Victorian Liberal Party since December 2022. Incumbent

Election results

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Main article: Electoral results for the district of Hawthorn
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Hawthorn.[edit]
2022 Victorian state election: Hawthorn[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Pesutto 18,728 42.3 −1.8
Labor John Kennedy 9,799 22.1 −10.9
Independent Melissa Lowe 8,851 20.0 +20.0
Greens Nick Savage 4,927 11.1 −6.4
Animal Justice Faith Fuhrer 660 1.5 −0.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Peppard 583 1.3 +1.3
Family First Ken Triantafillis 408 0.9 +0.9
Democratic Labour Stratton Bell 354 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 44,310 97.4 +1.0
Informal votes 1,178 2.6 −1.0
Turnout 45,488 90.8 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Pesutto 22,927 51.7 +2.3
Labor John Kennedy 21,383 48.3 –2.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +2.3

References

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  1. ^ "The Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Victorian Liberal leader hopeful John Pesutto lashes out at federal party after losing seat". Guardian Australia.
  3. ^ "Victorian election TV panellist told he has lost his seat on live TV during Labor's landslide win". ABC News. 24 November 2018. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  4. ^ "John Pesutto clinches Hawthorn victory, paving way for Victorian Liberal leadership bid". ABC News.
  5. ^ "Labor's Emma Vulin wins Pakenham after nail-biting race, as Victorian Liberals choose new leader". ABC News. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  6. ^ Green, Antony (11 January 2023). "VIC22 – 2-Party Preferred Results and Swings by District". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  7. ^ VIC 2021 Final Redistribution, ABC News. [Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  8. ^ Hawthorn District results, Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  • "Re-Member". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
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